Burial vault



A. MARTIN BURIAL VAULT Nov. 28, 1939.

Filed Nov. 14, 1938 lil lllllllllllllllllll llllll lllll Il ParenredNov.2s, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT `OFFICE 2 Claims.

This invention relates to burial vaults and has for its principal objectthe provision of an improved vault.

A further object of the invention is to provide avault comprising achamber of cementitious material and a metallic liner and highlyeffective means for securing the elements together.

The invention 'will readily be understood from the following descriptionof a preferred embodiment thereof, together with the accompanyingdrawing, in which Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a burial vaultembodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation through said vault, the section beingtaken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a sectional detail view showing the manner inv which theelements are associated; and

Fig. 4 is an elevational View showing the lining and reinforcement inassembled relation, part of the reinforcement being broken away forclarity.

Referring to the drawing,the reference numeral III designates a metalliner which is in the form of an integral chamber which is adapted to besuperimposed upon a casket during interment. rIhis chamber comprisesside walls Il, end walls I2, and a topwall I3. The top wall I3 isconnected directly to the end walls I2 and is connected to the sidewalls II by lets I4. The side walls II and end walls I2 are provided "attheir lower edges with an integral outwardly projecting flange I5 whichextends below the walls I6 of the main body I'I ofthe vault.

The liner I0 is preferably made of metal such as steel, stainless steel,Monel metal or the like and its inside surface and the lower surface ofthe fiange I5 are preferably brought toy a high finish.

40 In order to secure the liner Ill to the body I'I of the vault,without marring the attractive finishv of the interior of the liner, Iweld relatively short pins or pieces of metal rod I8 to the exterior ofthe walls II and I2 and to the upper 45 surface of the fiange I5. As'shown in the drawing these pins are welded to a wall or to the flange`so that they are located substantially at right angles thereto, one endof each pin being welded to a Wall or the flange I5.

As'shown in the drawing, I prefer to weld three pins I8 to the flange I5along each side wall II. To each side wall II I prefer to weld a similarnumber of pins adjacent and immediately above the pins on the adjacentflange I5. I also prefer to Weld a similar number of pins I8 near theupper end of thewall II in alignment with the pins on the fiange I 5 andnear the lower edge of the Wall.

On each end wall I2 I prefer to weld two pairs of pins I 8. One pair islocated near the upper edge of the wall and the other pair is locatednear the lower edge `of the Wall. rIwo pins I8 are welded to the flangeI5 adjacent the lower edge .of each end wall I2 near the lowermost pinson said end wall.

In fabricating the vault the pins I8 are welded in position asindicated, the exterior of the liner, and the pins, is preferably coatedwith a layer of asphalt paint I9, a suitable reinforcement is placedover the liner II) and the cementitious body I'I is formed around theliner with the aid of' suitable forms or molds.

Having thus described my invention, I declare that what I claim is:

1. A burial` vault comprising a cementitious body, an integral metallining therefor having a high interior finish, said lining comprising aflange completely underlying the sides of said body, and pins welded inabutting relation to the upper side of said flange and to the exteriorof said lining, said pins extending into said cementitious body andsecuring the lining within the body.y

2. A burial vault comprising a cementitiousV body including areinforcement, an integral metal lining therefor having a high interiornish,` said lining comprising a flange completely underlying the sidesof said body, pins welded `in abutting relation to the upperv side ofsaid flange and to the exterior of said lining, said pins extending intosaid cementitious body and securing the 1ining within the body, and anasphalt coating bef

